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Biology - Unit 4 Voc
vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Advantageous | The better trait. The trait that will give that orgaism the advantage. |
| Natural Selection | When the organism best suited for an environment can survive and reproduce. |
| Evolution | The change in the gene pool over time. |
| Fitness | The organism's reproductive success. |
| Mutation | A change in the DNA. Can lead to variation among the species. |
| Nonrandom Mating | When organisms can choose who they want to mate with. |
| Variation | Differences among traits |
| Shrinking population | A sudden event that drastically reduces the population, leaving only a few left. |
| Geen flow | Moving in and out of an area (Organisms can immigrate (move in) or Emigrate (move out) of an area |
| Geen Pool | All of the genes in a population |
| Adaptation | A feature that is beneficial to a certain environment. Will be selected for. |